“Exes & Ohs” Recaps: Episode 1.1 “There Must Be Rules”

Welcome to the first recap of Exes & Ohs, Logo’s new dramedy for, by and about lesbians. Is “lesbramedy” a word?

Based on the short film The Ten Rules: A Lesbian Survival Guide from Michelle Paradise (who also happens to be this series’ executive producer, writer and star), Exes & Ohs taps into an obvious yet often overlooked aspect of lesbian life: Most of our drama is frigging funny.

I like the title they’ve chosen for the show. We each have our share of exes and ohs. And for some of us, the number of exes we accumulate is a corollary to our affinity for the ohs. And you know who you are.

Set in Seattle (Seattle is the new Boston for television locales), the show has been described as Sex and the City meets Ally McBeal. Meh. It’s The L Word meets whimsical, wry writers and characters who are happily cancer-free. Oh, and there are no songs by Betty.

Let’s meet the girls:

Jennifer (Michelle Paradise) — Smart, earnest and newly single, Jennifer is a filmmaker who makes documentaries about birds. She’s cute, genuine and employed — it’s unimaginable she’d be single for long in real life, but whatever. Jennifer has an active imagination and likes to address the camera. Oh, and she hasn’t had sex in a really long time.

Sam (Marnie Alton) — Sam knows how to use her looks, her flirty charm and her unobtainable air to reel in the babes. Studying to become a real estate flipper, she knows a thing or two about the quick in and out. But she’s also a loyal friend and a good foil for her more pensive best friend, Jennifer.